Bosque County juniors get ready for Camp RYLA this summer

• Bosque County Rotary Club President An Thompson introduced Valley Mills ISD Assistant Superintendent Josh Jones and Valley Mills High School Junior Alexis Scott to the club’s regular meeting on Thursday, April 11. Scott and Clifton High School junior Ben Edminston (not pictured) will be attending Camp RYLA in Cedar Park, Texas, this summer. Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record

This summer, Bosque County Rotary Club will sponsor Bosque County high school juniors Ben Edminston and Alexis Scott at Camp RYLA at Twin Lakes Family YMCA in Cedar Park, Texas.

Edminston attends Clifton High School; Scott attends Valley Mills High School.

Scott met with the Bosque County Rotarians during the group’s regular meeting at the Clifton Civic Center on Thursday, April 11.

Accompanying her to the meeting was Valley Mills High School principal and BCRC sponsor Josh Jones.

About Camp RYLA

Camp RYLA (aka the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) is an intensive leadership experience organized by Rotary clubs and districts where young people can develop leadership skills while having fun and making connections.

This year, the camp will take place June 30 - July 5.

RYLA aims to:

• Demonstrate Rotary’s respect and concern for youth

• Provide experiential training for selected youth and potential leaders

• Promote peer-to-peer collaboration and cooperation

• Recognize young people who are rendering admirable service to their communities.

Donation

Also, during the meeting, Bosque Rotary Club President An Thompson and BCRC’s Clifton Food Bank Liaison Deb Phinney presented Clifton Food Bank Coordinator Kathy Meissner with a donation check on behalf of the Club.

Operated by participating church members through the Clifton Ministerial Alliance, the food bank’s sole source of funding comes from private donations. The local food bank receives no funds from local, state, or federal governments.

The food bank assists the food security needs of 65-90 families each week; the Clifton mobile food pantry assists around 260 families per month, Meissner said.

About Bosque County Rotary Club

Founded on February 17, 1975, the Bosque County Rotary Club is a local branch of one of the largest service organizations in the world – Rotary International.

The mission of Rotary, as stated on its website, is to “provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through [the] fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.”

Rotary is a non-political and nonreligious organization. Membership is by application or invitation and based on various social factors. There are over 46,000 member clubs worldwide, with a membership of 1.4 million individuals, known as Rotary members.

The Bosque County Rotary Club is one of 56 clubs in Rotary District 5870, which started in 1915 with the Rotary Clubs of Austin and Waco.

The Bosque County Rotary Club meets every Thursday at 12 p.m. at the Clifton Civic Center located at 403 West Third Street in Clifton.

As of 2024, the current board consists of An Thompson, president, treasurer, secretary, and service projects; Zach Brown, president-elect; Adam Willmann, Rotary Foundation; Rita Hamilton, public image.

For more information, visit rotarydistrict5870.org.